Complex, Dynamic Combination of Physical, Chemical and Nutritional Variables Controls Spatio-Temporal Variation of Sandy Beach Community Structure

Kelly Ortega Cisneros; Albertus J. Smit; Jürgen Laudien; David S. Schoeman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023724

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Complex, Dynamic Combination of Physical, Chemical and Nutritional Variables Controls Spatio-Temporal Variation of Sandy Beach Community Structure

Kelly Ortega Cisneros ,

* E-mail: kortegac@gmail.com

Affiliations Leibnitz Center for Marine Tropical Ecology, Bremen, Germany, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Albertus J. Smit,

Affiliation School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Jürgen Laudien,

Affiliation Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
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David S. Schoeman

Affiliations School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, School of Environmental Science, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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Complex, Dynamic Combination of Physical, Chemical and Nutritional Variables Controls Spatio-Temporal Variation of Sandy Beach Community Structure

Kelly Ortega Cisneros,
Albertus J. Smit,
Jürgen Laudien,
David S. Schoeman

Published: August 17, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023724

About the Authors

Kelly Ortega Cisneros

* E-mail: kortegac@gmail.com

Affiliations Leibnitz Center for Marine Tropical Ecology, Bremen, Germany, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Albertus J. Smit

Affiliation School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Jürgen Laudien

Affiliation Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

David S. Schoeman

Affiliations School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, School of Environmental Science, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KOC DSS AJS. Performed the experiments: KOC. Analyzed the data: KOC DSS AJS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DSS AJS JL. Wrote the paper: KOC DSS AJS JL.

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